Littlehampton Town Council August 2025 Storytelling
I just wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to Helen for her amazing performance. It was such a joy to experience a personalised story about Littlehampton, beautifully tailored around our local history. Her storytelling brought the combination of the past and fantasy to life in such a vivid and engaging way. Being so close to Helen’s performance area, I had the pleasure of watching the interactions between her and the crowd—it was truly special to see how captivated everyone was. Her ability to connect with the audience made the experience even more memorable.
Please can you thank Helen once again for sharing her talent with us.
Rachel Marshall
Reading Festival July 2022 Outward Academy Freeston
The pupils said:
The stories Cat told were interesting and unique
The stories were amazing. They were all from different cultures and really interesting.
The stories Cat told were amazing, she kept me in suspense and I was excited about what was going to happen.
Summer 2019
Hi, we wish to thank the council for arranging yesterday's event with WFS storyteller -Chris. Our granddaughter was spellbound as he brought the story of Alice in Wonderland to life together with craft materials to make your own Madhatter's hat and rabbit ears hat. A great use of our local council tax. It was a magical day despite the strong wind and showers threatening to blow the craft materials to Felpham! She wanted to stay for both morning and afternoon sessions (and we enjoyed it all too, of course!).
Yours David Howard
Arabian Nights storytelling workshop January 2019
I just wanted to say thank you for a fantastic day today. The children (and staff) all really enjoyed their experience with John and it really helped to bring the story to life for them. Please pass on my warm gratitude to John, I am sure we will be in touch again in the future!
All the best
Cat Thackley Primary School Bradford
Shakespeare workshop June 2018
The workshop was great and all the children loved it. They were really buzzing.
Thank you so much for your excellent communication throughout the booking process - it made it very easy for us. Kind regards. Alyson Paul Deanery Primary School Sutton Coldfield
March 2018 Moseley C of E Primary School Birmingham
'We all had such a fun day - the children were enthused and excited and all you could hear from each room was John's infectious story telling voice and the children laughing, Amanda.''
The workshop was great and all the children loved it. They were really buzzing.
Thank you so much for your excellent communication throughout the booking process - it made it very easy for us. Kind regards. Alyson Paul Deanery Primary School Sutton Coldfield
March 2018 Moseley C of E Primary School Birmingham
'We all had such a fun day - the children were enthused and excited and all you could hear from each room was John's infectious story telling voice and the children laughing, Amanda.''
WFS has many experienced artists who can use stories to link with particular curriculum themes and focused days in schools and other settings. Some of our storytellers have the potential to combine storytelling with writing, theatre, drama and dance for more interactive workshops. We are able to provide traditional tales and also tales from many cultures and traditions to include African and Indian story telling dance and drama themes. Scary stories, myths and legends etc, geographical and historical stories, fact and fiction the list is endless.....!All providing a fantastic or WOW starter for your literacy, book week, creative or international event and more...! Story telling for...
To engage with the power of stories and storytelling by: Hearing traditional stories, finding and learning stories of our own and performing those stories in a showcase at the end of the enrichment programme. Recognising the stories that exist in our everyday lives and how understanding story structure can help us to overcome blocks and meet new challenges. Exploring a range of written story resources and undertaking individual research to find a story that resonates and says something to us. Working as a group to knit our individual stories together into one great big story for performance. Reflecting on our story through the enrichment programme – the journey that we have been on together. To engage with the production elements involved in creating an event by: Consistently considering the logistics of putting together an arts event. Exploring space and making decisions about what will suit the event. Taking responsibility for key production elements and taking ownership of the event. Working as a whole group and in pairs to supportively feedback to one another on our performances and to make decisions about how the performance will work as a whole. Skills Development: Speaking and listening: public speaking: language development: self esteem: team working: event management: creative writing: independent research: giving and receiving constructive feedback: reflection and evaluation. Feedback : February 2018 Life and Times of Shakespeare Staff comments about the workshop I am personally very happy with John and the service he provided. All staff commented on John’s enthusiasm, and we have all said that he did a superb job. It takes a certain kind of person to be able to stand up and entertain 60 children, with just your voice and ideas, but John did that. Not only was he lots of fun, he taught the children (and staff!) lots about Shakespeare’s life and career. I am also especially thankful for his flexibility and adaptability. He managed to tailor his performance to the timings and groupings we specified. Thank you for all your hard work John. Childrens’ comments about the workshop All children were entertained and thoroughly enjoyed the day. They all enjoyed standing up and performing, as well as asking John an extensive list of questions about Shakespeare, but also about the job he does personally. It was noted that John worked hard to include all children at some point in the performances. Through the style of the session, it was great to see children who would never volunteer, be chosen to stand up and perform in front of their peers, this was a real confidence boost for them. Please do pass on our thanks again to John, from all the staff and children at Whitehouse Common Sutton Coldfield Hi Adele, Anna's storytelling workshops were a great success with children and adults. All members of staff I spoke to said Anna was really good and from what I saw she had the children were captivated. The children had a great time- there was lots of laughter and audience participation. She adapted the sessions well for each different age group and when I spoke to her she said she was impressed with how responsive the children were to her. So altogether a great day- thank you! Best wishes Rachel Deputy Headteacher Sheddingdean Community Primary School World Book Week 2017 Jake and Helen were great thanks - sorry I didn't get back to you earlier, but it has been a full on week. The drums were a great success. Thank you so much for organising both the Authors. I will certainly recommend both of them and your Company. Andrea Newsome Deputy Headteacher Streetsbrook Infant & Early Years Academy World Book week 2016 The children were enthralled and spell bound as Jake told stories. They were entertained and educated as well. Superb! Thanks you very much. An excellent workshop enjoyed by both adults and pupils. Supported our' talk for writing' in an exciting way. I would highly recommend Jake to other schools. Highclaire school Sutton . The workshop was enthusiastically presented and engaged the children well. The quick pace and varied activities and props used were all helpful in supporting the story. The language used was appropriate for the level of the children and challenging for the more able. Thank you an enjoyable time was had by everyone present. Reedswood Primary Academy . It was a nice opportunity for the children to hear a storyteller without a book - the way stories were originally told. ' I liked the bit about the caterpillar who wanted to come but the tiger said no! Star Primary School London World Book Week 2015 A fab day thank you so much for arranging it. John was brilliant! Book him in for next year's world book day 2016! I'll be in touch to confirm nearer the time! Hannah Light Oaks Junior school Salford Awesome! The children have been enthralled with Wilf’s storytelling techinque and all the sessions have been met with enthusiasm by both children and staff. Notley Green Primary School Essex Claire Russell Head of School Hi, truly amazing! Anna was absolutely brilliant! All has gone really well. The children had a great time and the staff are super impressed!! Jedd Hayward Southampton Look forward to working with you again.Bespoke projects are always available. Please contact us if you have an idea you want to discuss. |